Physics
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
- Chemistry
Explosive goes boom, but not too soon
Leavening a volatile new material with good old TNT yields a substance that’s safer to handle and easily reverted into a highly potent form.
- Physics
A lighter Higgs, but chase continues
Target narrows after LHC experiments suggest a new lower estimated mass for the elusive particle.
- Chemistry
Molecules/Matter & Energy
Fuel from gator fat, cube-shaped neutrons and more in this week's news.
- Physics
Solar cells could get quantum boost
A quantum trick to merge atomic energy levels might boost the power of semiconductor lasers and improve the efficiency of solar panels.
- Chemistry
Molecules/Matter & Energy
Metamaterial warp drives, secrets of coffee rings and more in this week's news
- Physics
Antineutrino counters
In China, new neutrino detectors may help shed light on matter-antimatter imbalance in universe.
- Tech
Growing need for space trash collectors
On April 2, for the fifth time in less than three years, the International Space Station fired its engines to dodge a piece of orbital debris that appeared on a collision path. Other spacecraft also regularly scoot out of the way of rocket and satellite debris. Such evasive action will be needed increasingly frequently, a new study finds.
- Physics
Particle physicists chasing ghosts
Wispy neutrinos could one day explain why matter dominates the universe.
- Tech
Sparing the rare earths
Potential shortages of useful metals inspire scientists to seek alternatives for magnet technologies
- Chemistry
Molecules/Matter & Energy
One-way light, flexible electricity and plant networks in this week's news
- Materials Science
Now, an invisibility cloak you can see
Physicists have developed a device that can hide objects in visible wavelengths.
- Chemistry
Molecules/Matter & Energy
Clear batteries, mucus busters, a 3-D invisibility cloak and more in this week's news.
